Let Syria Be

That’s the concluding rally cry of the U.S. Department of Defense’s newly issued guidance on the “Proper Handling and Disposal of Islamic Religious Materials — Service Members/Civilian Training.” Here’s how it works: Mainstream Muslims throughout the Middle East believe, based on the Koran and other “Islamic Religious Materials,” that if an infidel force invades a Muslim territory, its members must be killed until the force has been driven out. They further believe that if non-Muslims commit some act — even an inadvertent one — that Muslims perceive as insulting to Islam, a campaign of murder and mayhem is justified.

All of the muslims in the middle east put together aren’t worth the life of even one US soldier. If they want to kill each other, we should not intervene. When we are threatened or attacked, we should hit them with overwhelming force and then leave, with a warning that the if a response is necessary again it will be much worse. Let them clean up their own mess.